Peer-Reviewed Publication
BMC Psychol2022;10(1):116.May 5, 2022Journal Article
Mental health status of adolescents in-home quarantine: a multi-region, cross-sectional study during COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh.
Sadia Afrin1,2, Sarker Mohammad Nasrullah1, Koustuv Dalal3, Zarrin Tasnim1,4, Md Shadly Benzadid1,5, Farhin Humayra6, K M Saif-Ur-Rahman7, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader1,2
1Department of Public Health, North South University, Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh.
2Public Health Professional Development Society (PPDS), Dhaka, 1215, Bangladesh.
3Division of Public Health Science, School of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden. Koustuv.dalal@miun.se.
4Division of Public Health Science, School of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden.
5Augmedix, Panthapath, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
6Dept. of Medicine, Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College and Hospital, Dhaka, 1207, Bangladesh.
7Health System and Population Studies Division, ICDDRB, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The population's mental and physical health worldwide are currently at risk due to the coronavirus pandemic. We evaluated the mental health status of the adolescents trapped indoors because of the precautionary restrictions and prolonged closure of the educational institutions.
METHOD: A cross-sectional study was conducted on adolescents from multiple urban and semi-urban areas of Ban…
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